Sutro Bath Lilly

Linda and I spotted these lilies while exploring the Sutro Bath ruins in San Francisco. They didn't seem all that remarkable until I got home and worked the photo over in Lightroom. I tried a few different looks including black and white but this one looked the best. There is something about the yellow that really draws me in. And the leaves are also intriguing without being the center of attention. I struggled with the background blossom. At first I wanted a vertical orientation on just the foreground but the white of the background flower felt distracting. So I decided to simply include it completely with a horizontal. luckily the leaves on the left create a nice diagonal up through the main flower and saves the composition.